Editorial
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Kindness. Pass it on
The Mission Valley was circled by smoke Sunday, and I spent the afternoon following fires from Round Butte to Mo...
Lake level points to another inconvenient truth
“Uncharted territory.” “The new norm.” Those were the headlines as the Earth experienced its hottest week ever recorded, in the wake of the warmest June on r...
Polson School Bonds: I vote yes …
On page 5, readers will hopefully notice and be inspired by the assembly of Polsonites who are voting for the Polson School District’s two bond issues.
Hertz: Not playing fair in the sandbox
More alarming is Polson Senator Greg Hertz’s bill, passed last week by the Senate, that would require the two candidates who receive the most votes in primary elections for U.S. Senate to advance to the general e...
A legacy of pickles, pies and pluck
The last time I saw Aunt Thelma, on the day before she died, she was sitting in her hospital bed at St. Joe’s, balancing her checkbook. A grandson was dispat...
Water rights aren't drying up
The Leader received a handwritten letter last week from a Sanders County resident, claiming “all water users are about to lose their water rights to the Conf...
Deja vu: Back in January of 1993 …
This job sometimes gives me a whopping sense of déjà vu: I feel like I’ve been here before.
Humming a more generous tune
“Thanksgiving is the only holiday we have left in this county that’s only about giving thanks for the things you have."
Telling our community’s stories
Full circle: that’s how it feels to be sitting at the editor’s desk of the Lake County Leader again.
Guest column: Society must focus on root of drug problem
Driving through Polson, I am reminded of all the times in high school when I was told how devastating the drug issue was in our town.
Guest column: Protect children from vehicular heatstroke
Since 1998 more than 900 children across the United States have died from heatstroke when left unattended in a vehicle.
Public education: a national birthright
Located directly between Glacier and Yellowstone National Parks, Montanans are proud to recognize our land of natural splendors as the nation’s “Last Best Place.”
Guest column: Former Democratic PSC members endorse Repke
As former members of Montana’s Public Service Commission, with a combined 32 years of service, we have watched closely — and noted with dismay — the current PSC pronounced decline into an institution that is fail...
Guest column: To protect our parks, invest in infrastructure, don’t limit public access
National Park Week was April 16-22, a timely reminder to get outdoors and appreciate the beauty that God bestowed upon our country and in particular, Montana.
Guest column: Judicial activism at work in recent court ruling
A Republican response to recent ruling blocking new election laws.